FIFA praises Lebanon for matchfixing response

FIFA has praised Lebanon for taking action against matchfixing and has requested more details about the sanctions it recently imposed on players and officials, world soccer's governing body has......

No matchfixing link to Lebanon World Cup games, say AFC

The Asian Football Confederation is not aware of any suspicion linking Lebanon's World Cup qualifiers to the country's matchfixing scandal but has requested a full report, the regional body said on......

Singapore jails another Lebanese ref for accepting sexual bribe

A Singapore court jailed a Lebanese referee for six months on Tuesday for accepting sexual favours to fix a soccer game, a day after two fellow countrymen were jailed for the same offence amid an......

Lebanon pull out of Asian Cup

Crisis-hit Lebanon has withdrawn from qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup because of the current unrest in the country, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Tuesday.The Lebanon Football......

UEFA could lift ban on Israel

European soccer's governing body UEFA could allow international matches to be played under its jurisdiction in Israel again "very shortly", the Israel Football Association chairman has said.Last......